Fairy Shrimp March 17 2009

[CGkawaiicrafter]

I live in TX. You think i can find some here???

[mankalephallang]

which species is this?

[SlimTwisted]

Beautiful specimens- reddish color indicates a high level of hemoglobin in the blood. Very healthy vernal animals. Looks like you nabbed a few copepods in that sample as well. Nice upload!

[oOoRandomnessoOo]

Are fairy shrimp found in colder parts of the world too?

[Pieishman]

for me, fairy shrimp are more like wild fresh water sea monkeys

[ConservationBoy]

Hmm, I wonder if the chorus frogs predate on them?

[Amphibiansunrise]

That would make sense, but I've never seen any evidence that they do. I've only seen chorus frogs eating bugs and other invertebrates on land, but never underwater.

[wildcritic]

ahh dinner tonight.

[shygurldance]

do you get to put them back where they lived?

[Amphibiansunrise]

@shygurldance yes - after I took the video I put them all back in their pond :)

[thatfishbreeder]

You are very lucky you are allowed the oppurtonity to be able to harvest fairy shrimp within your area.

BTW Where do you live??? I would like to do this but I live In California

[Amphibiansunrise]

@thatfishbreeder I live in midwestern US, so these particular species of fairy shrimp are fairly common and not protected (although I don't harvest them - just borrow a few for educational purposes and them put them back :)

[oipoip3]

are these in wales?

[Amphibiansunrise]

@oipoip3 nope, midwestern US